Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-18
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate Adopts Hoar's Resolution
Providing for Constitutional Cen.
tennial Celebration in 1889,
The House Passes the Mexican Pension
Bill, and with the Presidents sigma
ture 1t will be q Law
XIX CONGRESS.
THE SENATE,

| from the select committee on Centennl9
of the constitution, reported resolution
that it is eXpedieut that the centennial
anniversary of the Inauguration of the
constitution be celebrated in april, 1889
president of the United States and two
houses of congress by the chief justice Of
the United States, to which representa-
tIves of foreign governments shall be in
vited, and that the occasion be further
celebrated by suitable civil or military
observances, the details thereof to be
settled hereafter Adopted
| Mr.. Edmunds called attention to the
bill introduced by him and referred to
the postotiice committee providing for q
government postal telegraph. He wished
the committee to report it either favor.
ably or unfavorably, so that he might try
and get the judgment CT the senate upon
! it.
Mr.. Plumb offered resolution which
was adopted, directing the commissioners
of the District of Columbia to supply the
information as to the number of places in
the district where liquor is sold without
license, and the reason why such places
are not suppressed.
Mr.. Hoar from the conference commit
tee on the electoral count bill made a
report which was postponed till to-
morrow and ordered printed.
On motion of Mr.. Sawyer, the
senate proceeded to consider and
pass the pension bills on the
calendar. Forty pension bills (pyir-
cipally house bills) were passed, ana then
the pension appropriation bill, apppropri-
sting S75,000,00 was taken up and
passed, with only u few immaterial
amendments.
The army appropriation bill was then
taken up. The bill was passed with a
few unimportant amendments.
The senate bill, to establish agricul-
tural exp, riment stations in connection
with agricultural colleges, was taken up
as unfinished business.
Mr.. Ingalls, Charact rized the bill as ex
ceedingly crude and imperfect. 1t was
one of that great Category of measures
that were pre- ented in congress in obedi-
ence to the clamor of certain class of
constituted reformers of all the insti-
tutions OF earth. 1t was based on an en-
tire misapprehension of the theory OF
of that class of agitators to demand con-
tinual interpositiOn of the national gov
eminent in state, local and domestic af-
fairs, with the result of absolutely de
stroying the independence and freedom
of individual conduct and subverting the
theory on which government was based.
Mr.. Test said he could not understand
the difference between this measure and
the Blair educational bill, except that the
one provided for general education and
the other for an agricultural education.
Objections to the Blair bill applied with
equal force to this bill. He had been
glad to hear the senator from
Kansas declare his opposition to
the perpetually recurring legislation that
wanted 10 strike down all distinctions
between federal and state power. There
were some distinctions still existing be-
tween federal and state power, and one
of them was the fundamental distinction
that the states had exclusive control over
education.
Mr.. Butler said he could see wide
differ nee between this bill (Which he
favoreo) and the Blair educational bill.
1t was refreshing to hear the sentiments
expressed by the senators from
Kansas ard Missouri, after the &C
ton of the senate on the oleo-
margarine bill destroying one industry
at the dictation of another, and on
the interstate commerce bill, the pleuro-
pneumonia bill and the Blair educational
bill. He had derived great comfort from
the sentiments expressed by those two
senators. They filed him with pleasure
and encouragement for the future, but if
congress were going on questionable
grounds he preferred to go in direction
that would be beneficial to the farmers.
Without action on the bill or any of the
pending amendments the senate ad-
journed.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE following
bills were introduced under the call of
states and referred:
By Mr.. Flndlay of Maryland, to make
gold and. silver jointly legal tender, to
authorize the issue of legal tender Ger
tidcates for half the gold coiE and half
the silver coin and to provide fund for
redeeming treasury notes, and that coin
reserves of national banks shall be held
one-half ia gold coin and one-half in
silver coin.
MI hSbI VI L lNGu app u
priating 100000 to promote the Colored
Peoples World Exhibition to be held at
Ala September next.
By Mr.. Randall of Penns lvania for the
of commission to repre-
sent the United States government to be
q constitutional centennial commission.
By Mr.. Anderson of Kansas, calling
upon the acknowledgement for Information
as to the legal au hority under which the
directors of the Union Pacific Railroad |
Company consolidated that company with |
the Kansas Pacific Railroad and Denver
Pacific Railroad Company, and reorgau-
zed the same under the name of the
Union Pacific Railway Company. /
Mr.. Matson of Indiana, on behalf of the |
committee on invalid pensions, moved to
suspend the rules and pass bill for thef
relief of depep dent parents, and honor
ably discharged soldiers and sailoxf for
, support.
Mr.. Matson stated that the first section
If the bill merely changed the evidence |,
,equired by the pension office, and wouldf
lot cost the government more than
s50, 900 annually. The total number OF
persons who would be benefited by the
second section was estimated at 1916, and
he annual cost to the government would
lot reach ST, 100000
The bill was passed-yeas, l7S; nays,
6.
Mr.. Eldredge of Michigan, on behalf of
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